South Carolina

On the ballot

Why this matters: Every voter in South Carolina votes in the statewide races. For the U.S. House, you vote only in the district where you live.

9 races for Congress and governor on South Carolina's November 3, 2026 ballot, from the state's official list of candidates.¹ Your ballot will also have state and local races that this guide doesn't cover yet. To compare a race's candidates side by side, open the race, or see South Carolina's 2026 election page.

Federal

U.S. Senate

• U.S. Senate4 on the ballot
  • Annie Andrews Democratic
  • Darline Graham Republican
  • Mark Hackett Constitution
  • Kasie Whitener Libertarian

U.S. House

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• District 13 on the ballot · open seat
  • Jenny Costa Honeycutt Republican
  • Nancy Lacore Democratic
  • Bill Reeside Libertarian
• District 23 on the ballot
  • Zyon Khalifa Democratic
  • Dayna Alane Smith Workers
  • Joe Wilson Republican
• District 33 on the ballot
  • Sheri Biggs Republican
  • Brian Corriea Libertarian
  • Eunice Lehmacher Democratic
• District 43 on the ballot
  • Jessica Ethridge Libertarian
  • Courtney McClain Democratic
  • William Timmons Republican
• District 52 on the ballot · open seat
  • Wes Climer Republican
  • Mallory Dittmer Democratic
• District 62 on the ballot
  • James E Jim Clyburn Democratic
  • John Peterson Republican
• District 72 on the ballot
  • Russell Fry Republican
  • John Gregory Vincent Democratic

State

Governor

• Governor4 on the ballot · open seat
  • Michael Addison United Citizens
  • Walid Hakim Green
  • Jermaine Johnson Democratic
  • Alan Wilson Republican

Notes on the official list

• The State Election Commission’s Candidate Tracking System lists everyone who filed for this election, each with a current status; we list only candidates whose status is "Active". The system does not describe the list as certified or final.
• U.S. Senate: the list marks Lindsey Graham, the Republican nominee chosen in the June 9 primary, as "Deceased After Primary" (status date July 13, 2026). The State Election Commission then held a special Republican filing period and primary to choose a new nominee for the November 3 ballot, and the list shows Darline Graham as the active Republican candidate (status date August 26, 2026). This is the regular election for the seat; the Candidate Tracking System shows no separate special election for it on November 3, 2026.
• Two House candidates are marked "Withdrew" and are not listed here: Andy Kaplan (Forward Party, District 5, status date September 3, 2026) and Joseph Oddo (Alliance, District 6, status date September 1, 2026). The State Election Commission’s withdrawal policy removes a name from the ballot only when the withdrawal arrives by 5:00 p.m. on the 60th day before the election, which is September 4, 2026 for this election. Both dates are before that deadline, but we have not seen a printed ballot to confirm the names were removed.
• Also not listed: Margo Ellis (Alliance, District 1), marked "Not Certified for General" (status date August 14, 2026), and Gary Votour (Workers, governor), marked "Withdrew After Primary" (status date June 29, 2026).
• The governor and lieutenant governor are elected together. We list the candidate for governor; the running mates, as the list shows them, are: Michael Addison with Candace Brewer (United Citizens); Walid Hakim with Arnold E Karr (Green); Jermaine Johnson with Sam Skardon (Democratic); Alan Wilson with Mike Reichenbach (Republican).
• The list does not mark incumbents, so we do not mark any candidate here as the incumbent.
• An independent second check confirmed most South Carolina candidates against county election offices' lists, but could not re-open the State Election Commission's candidate search, which only shows results after a search form is submitted. These candidates rest on that search alone so far: Dayna Alane Smith (District 2), Wes Climer (District 5), and Russell Fry and John Gregory Vincent (District 7).